Respiratory distress is common and challenging. Cats often compensate well for pulmonary diseases, and some conditions can rapidly fulminate. Dogs are often more "honest" although they can decompensate rapidly as well. It is crucial to balance the equal goals of limiting stress on the patient ...
Dogs and cats with respiratory distress can be classified into 8 disease categories, some of which are associated with distinct breathing patterns observed during physical examination.1,2These categories include both primary respiratory diseases and secondary causes of respiratory difficulty. Diagnostic...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome in dogs and cats: A review of clinical findings and pathophysiology. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2007;17:340-347.DECLUE, A.E.; COHN L.A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in dogs and cats: a review of clinical findings and pathophysiology Journal of Veterinary...
In cases of severe respiratory distress, oxygen therapy may be administered to ensure that the cat receives adequate oxygen to support its bodily functions. Outdoor cats and those in crowded shelter environments may face an increased risk of exposure to infectious agents. While bacterial infections ...
Early intervention (ie, before respiratory distress occurs) can help avoid costly hospitalization or death. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between increased RRR or SRR and congestive heart failure (CHF). A 2010 study that evaluated dogs with heart disease of varying severity found...
Animals stand in preference to lying down, lie only in sternal recumbency, or may assume a sitting position (also known as orthopnea). Auscultation of the chest may reveal crackles or rhales. Pleural space disease may be caused by fluid or air causing respiratory distress. Short...
Related to Respiratory Distress:respiratory distress syndrome,respiratory failure respiratory failure n. An acute or chronic condition marked by severely impaired pulmonary function, characterized by elevated carbon dioxide or decreased oxygen, or both, in the arterial blood and often by the necessity of...
in a university veterinary teaching hospital.Animals Cats and dogs with respiratory distress presented to the emergency service between April 2008 and July 2009.Interventions None.Measurements and Main Results The following parameters were systematically determined at time of admission: respiratory rate, ...
Emergency Medicine Jo-Ann O. Nesiama, Jennifer McConnell, and Kenneth Yen 7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS Definitions • Respiratory distress –– Interruption of the respiratory tract or the systems that control respiration –– One of the most common pediatric com- plaints in the emergency ...
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